Item - 2024.EY13.1

The Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council refuse the application for a Zoning By-law Amendment (Application No. 23 203652 WET 07 OZ) in its current form, for the lands at 135 Plunkett Road.

2. In the event the application is appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal, City Council, pursuant to subsection 34(11.0.0.1) of the Planning Act, direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and City Solicitor hire planners external to the City to act as witnesses on the City’s behalf to engage in mediation, conciliation or other dispute resolution techniques in an attempt to resolve the Zoning By-law Amendment application.

3. City Council direct the City Clerk, should an appeal be filed, to notify all persons or public bodies who may have filed an appeal to this decision of City Council’s intention to rely on subsection 34(11.0.0.1) of the Planning Act and the City Clerk shall provide notice to all prescribed persons or public bodies under subsection 34(11.0.0.2) of the Planning Act.

4. City Council direct the City Clerk, should an appeal be filed, to notify the Ontario Land Tribunal of City Council’s intention pursuant to subsection 34(11.0.0.1) of the Planning Act, and that the Ontario Land Tribunal shall receive the record, the notice of appeal and other prescribed documents and materials seventy-five (75) days after the last day for filing a notice of appeal for these matters.

The Etobicoke York Community Council:

1. Directed the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report directly to City Council on the land use and housing policies that support this application.

The Etobicoke York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on May 14, 2024, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application proposes to amend city-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 to permit a residential development comprised of six blocks of stacked back-to-back townhouses, approximately 14.5 metres in height, with a residential gross floor area of 13,057 square metres and a Floor Space Index (FSI) of 1.74 times the area of the lot. The development would contain a total of 146 dwelling units and provide 164 vehicular parking spaces in an underground parking garage.

The proposal is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, 2020 (PPS) and conforms with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2019, as amended (Growth Plan). The development is consistent with the policies of the Neighbourhoods designation of the Official Plan, as well as other relevant policies pertaining to built form, public realm and housing. The proposal is compatible with the surrounding neighbourhood.

The report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law for 135 Plunkett Road.

This application was submitted on October 19, 2023, and deemed complete as of March 4, 2024, and as such is subject to the Bill 109 timelines. The recommended Zoning By-law is subject to a Holding Provision pending the submission of an accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report demonstrating that the existing infrastructure can adequately support the development or whether any municipal infrastructure upgrades are required.