Item - 2023.SC4.1

The Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands 2993 to 3011 Sheppard Avenue East and 1800 to 1814 Pharmacy Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (February 9, 2023) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 2993 to 3011 Sheppard Avenue East and 1800 to 1814 Pharmacy Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 7 to the report (February 9, 2023) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

3. City Council authorizes the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment and draft Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required.

This application proposes to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit the development of a 22-storey mixed-use building at 2993 to 3011 Sheppard Avenue East and 1800 to 1814 Pharmacy Avenue. The proposal contains 410 residential units along with commercial retail uses at grade along Sheppard Avenue East and Pharmacy Avenue.

To facilitate the proposed development, an amendment to the Official Plan is proposed to redesignate the subject lands from Neighbourhoods to Mixed Use Areas and to establish a Site and Area Specific Policy to require that any future redevelopment contain a minimum of 1500 square metres of non-residential uses. A zoning by-law amendment is required in order to permit residential uses on the lands and to establish appropriate performance standards to facilitate this 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). The development would intensify lands located on a priority transit corridor, providing an appropriate range and mix of uses on a currently underutilized site. The proposed built form transitions in scale to the adjacent low-scale land uses. It would include a base building of an appropriate height and scale to create a pedestrian street wall that will support and animate the public realm along these major streets. If approved, it will be a further addition to the reurbanization of this future higher order transit corridor.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law required to facilitate this development.