Item - 2024.NY14.5

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands at 12 - 14, 18 and 20 Bentworth Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (May 16, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 12 - 14, 18, and 20 Bentworth Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Revised Attachment 6 to the report (May 16, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District. The Zoning By-law will contain a Holding (H) symbol in order to address outstanding matters.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment and draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

4. City Council require the owner to provide and implement an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, for Eligible Tenants of the existing 3 rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished, addressing financial compensation and other assistance to lessen hardship, including the provision of rent gap payments.

5. City Council require the owner to enter into an agreement or legal undertaking with the City, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, securing the implementation of the Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan required by Recommendation Number 4 above prior to the issuance of the Notice of Approval Conditions for Site Plan Approval by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or their designate, pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006.

The North York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on June 4, 2024, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application proposes to demolish the existing buildings at 12 - 14, 18, and 20 Bentworth Avenue in order to permit a 9-storey residential building comprised of up to 136 residential dwelling units.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms to A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020). The proposed development also conforms to the City's Official Plan, subject to addressing the issues that are the subject to the Holding (H) provision further described in this report.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law with a holding provision. The holding provision is proposed on the site until such time as engineering and infrastructure matters and technical reports have been finalized for the site, to address servicing, transportation, noise and air quality. The proposed development represents an appropriate level of intensification on the site given its neighbouring context as well as location within the Council-adopted Yorkdale MTSA Protected Major Transit Station Area (PMTSA). The proposed development is massed to fit within its existing context while providing appropriate transitions to the adjacent low-rise neighbourhood.