Item - 2024.EY18.4

The Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands municipally known as 530 The East Mall substantially-in-accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (November 14, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York 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.

3. In accordance with the delegated approval under Section 415-16 of the Toronto Municipal Code, as amended, City Council be advised that the Executive Director, Development Review intends to approve the Draft Plan of Subdivision as generally illustrated in Attachment 7 to the report (November 14, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District subject to:

a. The conditions as generally listed in Attachment 6 to the report (November 14, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District which, except as otherwise noted, must be fulfilled prior to final approval and the release of the Plan of Subdivision for registration.

b. Any such revisions to the proposed Plan of Subdivision or any such additional modified conditions as the Executive Director, Development Review may deem to be appropriate to address matters arising from the on-going technical review of this development.

4. City Council approve, in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act, and as a component of the registration of Plan of the Subdivision, the owner shall convey to the City, an on-site parkland dedication, having a minimum size of 1345 square metres, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor.

5. City Council approve the acceptance of on-site parkland dedication, subject to the owner transferring the parkland to the City free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition. The owner may propose the exception of encumbrances of tiebacks, where such an encumbrance is deemed acceptable by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the City Solicitor; and such an encumbrance will be subject to the payment of compensation to the City, in an amount to be determined by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management.

6. City Council approve a Development Charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. The Development Charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the owner of designing and constructing the Above Base Park Improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Parks and Recreation component of Development Charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time-to-time.

7. Before introducing the necessary Bill to City Council for enactment, require that City Council has approved the Rental Housing Demolition Application (23 103643 WET 02 RH) under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to permit the demolition of the existing rental dwelling units.

That:

8. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 925, Permit Parking in order to prevent the residents of, visitors to, or tradespersons at 530 The East Mall from obtaining a parking permit.

9. City Council request that the Executive Director, Development Review include the following as a Site Plan Control approval condition:

a. the Owner shall insert the following advisory into all agreements of purchase and sale or agreements to lease and condominium declaration document(s) for each affected residential unit within the development:

Purchasers, tenants or residents acknowledge and agree that purchasers or residents of the development will not be eligible for on street-parking permits under the City of Toronto Municipal Code. Purchasers, tenants or residents agree that, despite the status or availability of on-street parking permits for residents in the development area as of the date of this document, the availability of on-street parking permits in the development area for the purchasers or residents of the development may, at the discretion of City of Toronto Council, be modified, amended or removed at any time in accordance with the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as amended from time to time and its successors, and the City of Toronto Municipal Code.

b. the Owner shall insert the following advisory into all agreements of purchase and sale or agreements to lease and condominium declaration document(s) for each affected residential unit within the development:

The buildings contain [insert number of] units, served on site by [insert number of] resident parking spaces, [insert number of] visitor parking spaces and [insert number of] accessible parking spaces. Additional parking for overflow, visitors and residents, including overnight, is of limited or no availability. Additional off street parking, potentially at additional cost, is not guaranteed, however may be available at:

For visitors: [insert the 5 closest locations that provide off-street parking, Green P on-street parking, or parking for more than 3 hours]

For residents: [insert locations of 5 closest off-street parking locations that offer overnight or monthly parking]

The Etobicoke York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on December 2, 2024, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application proposes to amend the Zoning By-law to permit the development of three residential apartment buildings, consisting of a 14-storey building, two 22-storey towers connected with an eight-storey base building, and a 22-storey tower with an eight-storey base building, and a public park at the southern portion of the site located at 530 The East Mall. A total of 1095 residential units (including 110 replacement rental units) are proposed with 868 vehicular parking spaces and 822 bicycle parking spaces. The development will have a total Gross Floor Area of 84,098 square metres.

The Draft Plan of Subdivision application submitted as part of this review proposes to establish three residential blocks, a public park, a storm sewer easement, and road widening blocks. 

A related Rental Housing Demolition Application has also been submitted as the existing rental apartment building on the site, consisting of 110 units, will be demolished after replacement rental units have been constructed. Assistance will be provided to tenants in the existing rental apartment building to facilitate their relocation to new units in the proposed development.

This report recommends approval of the Zoning By-law amendment and the Draft Plan of Subdivision applications.