Item - 2023.SC6.13

The Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, invite comment and undertake stakeholder consultations on draft Secondary Plan policies and amendments, and undertake stakeholder consultation in the fourth quarter of 2023 to inform the final version of the policies for the Secondary Plan for Scarborough Centre; and

2. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to bring forward the final amendments to the Scarborough Centre Secondary Plan for a Public Meeting, informed by the consultations with internal divisions and external stakeholders.

The Our Scarborough Centre (OurSC) Study was initiated by City Planning staff in February 2018 for the lands within Scarborough Centre (SC), comprising Wards 21 and 24 and represents approximately 180 hectares of land (refer to Attachment 1: Scarborough Centre Secondary Plan Study boundaries).

Over the past half century, Scarborough Centre has grown from an agricultural area to become the civic, commercial, and employment heart of Scarborough. The evolution of SC has been closely tied to transportation infrastructure with the initial wave of urbanization occurring when Ontario Highway 401 was built through the area in the 1950s, followed by the construction of TTC Line 3 Scarborough (originally known as the Scarborough RT) and the adjacent Bus Terminal in 1985.

The current Secondary Plan for Scarborough Centre dates back to 2005 and is out of date. The OurSC Study is a multi-faceted study that refines and updates the 2005 Secondary Plan and develops a comprehensive planning framework specific to the Centre. Central to the Study is a robust policy direction for the Centre inspired by a vision to transform the area into a complete community. The policies are intended to guide future growth and encourage city building that is green, resilient and sustainable, guides positive change and placemaking over the coming decades, and promotes the development of Scarborough Centre as a vibrant, connected, and prosperous mixed-use growth centre.

The purpose of this report to present the "OurSC: Phase 4 Final Study Report", and provide a summary of the Study findings (refer to Attachment 2: OurSC: Phase 4 Final Study Report - Executive Summary). The preferred development concept identified by the consultant has the potential to accommodate approximately 64,000 residents and 27,000 jobs over the next 20+ years, in a mix of tall, mid- and low-rise buildings ranging in height from 1 to 55 storeys.