Item - 2024.EY10.2

The Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 3350 Weston Road substantially-in-accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (December 21, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York.

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 request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to secure the following as part of the Notice of Approval Conditions and/or Site Plan Agreement to the satisfaction of Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning:

a. Require the applicant to provide an access arrangement to ensure that the vehicular parking spaces, associated access, and drive aisles to serve the church will remain available within the new apartment building to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. Require the applicant to obtain a permit for all City-owned and ravine trees to be injured or removed, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation; and

c. After the severance is finalized, require the owner of the church property and the owner of the apartment building property to enter into a Limiting Distance Agreement registered on title to ensure that any future development applications for the church property include appropriate setbacks and tower separation distances to the new apartment building to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

4. Before introducing the necessary Bill for enactment, City Council require the applicant to:

a. Submit an updated Pedestrian Level Wind Study to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. Submit an updated Transportation Impact Study to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services;

c. Submit an updated Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report addressing groundwater discharge and sanitary capacity assessment for review and acceptance, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services; and

d. 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 and Traffic Impact Study accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services.

The Etobicoke York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on January 19, 2024, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application proposes to amend city-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the property at 3350 Weston Road. The proposed zoning would permit a 15-storey apartment building (14 storeys, plus one storey containing the mechanical penthouse and amenity space) with a Gross Floor Area (GFA) of 15,268 square metres, and 190 dwelling units. The overall height of the building would be 50.8 metres, with an additional 3.4-metre mechanical rooftop projection. The proposal would include 153 vehicular parking spaces (112 spaces to serve the apartment building and 41 spaces to serve the existing church) located in the lower level and in the core of the apartment building on levels two through five. The existing church and portions of its existing surface parking lot would be retained on a newly-severed parcel, while dedicated off-site parking for the church would be located in the apartment building. The valley land associated with Emery Creek corridor would be rezoned to Open Space-Natural and dedicated to public ownership for long-term feature protection and conservation. An associated Consent application to sever the existing church from the apartment building property and the Open Space-Natural lands is currently in process.

The proposal is a compatible infill development within in the Apartment Neighbourhoods designation with supportable building height, articulation, frontage, and setbacks in relation to the adjacent Weston Road right-of-way and surrounding residential and natural environment. As the proposal includes rezoning significant portions of the property to a restrictive Open Space-Natural designation to be dedicated to public ownership, the proposal will contribute to the long-term maintenance and functioning of the Emery Creek corridor, helping to build a high quality natural heritage and green space system for the residents of the area.