Item - 2023.TE6.19

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 550 Adelaide Street East substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 6 to the report (June 6, 2023) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York 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.  Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner to:

a. submit to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services for review and acceptance, a Functional Servicing Report 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. make satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services and enter into the appropriate agreement with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development, according to the accepted Functional Servicing Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services;

c. provide a landscape plan to the satisfaction of the Supervisor, Tree Protection and Plan Review; and

d. withdraw its appeals of Official Plan Amendment 525 and Zoning By-law 393-2021 (Appeal 33) from the Ontario Land Tribunal proceedings.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on June 22, 2023 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law for the property at 550 Adelaide Street East to permit a 29-storey (93 metres plus 6.5 metre mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building with a vehicle dealership on the ground floor and residential uses above. The application consists of approximately 20,322 square metres of gross floor area, including 1,012 square metres of non-residential gross floor area.