Item - 2023.SC6.9

The Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend the former City of Scarborough Highland Creek Community Zoning By-law 10827 for the lands at 1050 Military Trail substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (June 6, 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.

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 Zoning By-law to permit the development of a temporary surface parking lot containing 253 parking spaces on the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus (UTSC) at 1050 Military Trail.

This temporary lot will consist of parking spaces largely used by visitors to the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (TPASC) that are being displaced during the construction of the of the Scarborough Academy of Medicine and Integrated Health (SAMIH). A proposed and approved parking structure, to be built by UTSC on adjacent lands, will be the permanent home for these spaces once constructed.

Staff find the proposal to be consistent with the PPS and conforms with the Growth Plan as implemented by the policies of the Official Plan. The subject application will ensure that the University can continue providing vehicular access to the TPASC, a critical community facility and resource. As an interim use, the subject proposal will also support the incremental growth and evolution of the north campus by allowing for the construction of the landmark SAMIH project in accordance with the University's long-term vision articulated in the draft UTSC Secondary Plan.  

This report reviews and recommends approval of the subject application.