Item - 2023.SC6.7

The Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 2499 to 2525 Victoria Park Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (June 8, 2023) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Scarborough 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.

3. City Council direct that before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, the applicant be required to undertake the following: 

a. Submit to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services for review and acceptance, a Functional Servicing Report and Site Servicing Review to determine the storm water runoff, sanitary flow and water supply demand resulting from this development and whether there is adequate capacity in the existing municipal infrastructure to accommodate the proposed development.

b. Submit a revised Traffic Impact Study outlining the required signal timing adjustment at the corner of Victoria Park Avenue and Meadowacres Drive to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Transportation Services and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

c. Submit an impact assessment to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services that demonstrates that the City easement on the south side of the property is not required.

d. Enter into a financially secured agreement for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined through the satisfactory Site Servicing Review and Traffic Study that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development, according to the Site Servicing Review and Traffic Impact Study accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

4. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the local Ward Councillor and the City Solicitor, to continue to work with the applicant to explore an in-kind community benefit package pursuant to 37(6) of the Planning Act that includes the provision of affordable housing units within the proposed development and to report back to City Council for further instruction on any offer of in-kind community benefits made by the owner.

The Scarborough Community Council held a statutory public meeting on June 27, 2023, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application proposes to amend the City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 to permit development of a 12-storey mixed use building at 2499 to 2525 Victoria Park Avenue. The development would provide 293 residential units, commercial retail uses at grade fronting Victoria Park Avenue, and a privately-owned publicly accessible space (POPS) at the southeast corner of the site. The existing commercial plaza and two drive through restaurants would be demolished.

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). It will intensify an underutilized site within a Secondary Plan area designated for growth while revitalizing the area streetscape with a more pedestrian-oriented experience through an extended the public realm.

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