Item - 2024.NY16.1
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on September 5, 2024 with amendments.
- This item was considered by North York Community Council on August 20, 2024 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on September 5, 2024.
NY16.1 - 6125 Yonge Street - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications - Decision Report - Approval
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Ward:
- 18 - Willowdale
City Council Decision
City Council on September 5, 2024, adopted the following:
1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 6125 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (July 29, 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 6125 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (July 29, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.
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 direct that before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, the applicant be required to:
a. withdraw its appeal of the Yonge Street North Secondary Plan (Official Plan Amendment 615) (By-law 1016-2022) to the Ontario Land Tribunal within Ontario Land Tribunal Case OLT-22-004346;
b. submit a revised Pedestrian Level Wind Study for review and acceptance to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review;
c. submit a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report for review and acceptance to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and
d. submit a revised Traffic Impact Assessment for review and acceptance to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services.
5. City Council request the Owner to work with the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to identify a suitable off-site parkland dedication to be conveyed to the City to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation with the following conditions:
a. if the Owner acquires and conveys an off-site parkland dedication satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, 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; and
b. the development charge credit, described above, 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.
6. City Council request the Owner to make best efforts to work with Parks, Forestry and Recreation staff to identify a suitable off-site parkland dedication to be conveyed to the City to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor, prior to the bringing forward of the Bills.
7. City Council direct that, if the Owner acquires an off-site parkland dedication satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, the parkland dedication is to be conveyed according to the following conditions, with any remaining balance pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act to be provided as a cash-in-lieu payment to the City:
a. the off-site parkland dedication shall be conveyed to the City prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, subject to the conveyance being free and clear, above and below-grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor;
b. for the purposes of determining whether any remaining cash-in-lieu is payable:
i. the total value of the off-site parkland dedication would include the purchase price, land transfer tax, and typical closing adjustments incurred, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; and
ii. the total value of the off-site parkland dedication based on the items outlined above are subject to indexing based on the Construction Price Index between the date the parkland is conveyed to the City and the issuance of the first Above-Grade Building Permit for the development.
8. Should the parkland dedication requirement not be satisfied through an acceptable off-site parkland dedication, City Council require the Owner to satisfy the parkland dedication requirement through cash-in-lieu, with payment to be made prior to the issuance of the first above-ground building permit for the land to be developed.
Public Notice Given
Statutory - Planning Act, RSO 1990
Background Information (Community Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-247966.pdf
Notice of Public Meeting
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-247967.pdf
Motions (City Council)
That:
1. City Council request that the Owner make best efforts to work with Parks, Forestry and Recreation staff to identify a suitable off-site parkland dedication to be conveyed to the City to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor, prior to the bringing forward of the Bills.
2. If the Owner acquires an off-site parkland dedication satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, the parkland dedication is to be conveyed according to the following conditions, with any remaining balance pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act to be provided as a cash-in-lieu payment to the City:
a. the off-site parkland dedication shall be conveyed to the City prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, subject to the conveyance being free and clear, above and below-grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor;
b. for the purposes of determining whether any remaining cash-in-lieu is payable:
i. the total value of the off-site parkland dedication would include the purchase price, land transfer tax, and typical closing adjustments incurred, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; and
ii. the total value of the off-site parkland dedication based on the items outlined above are subject to indexing based on the Construction Price Index between the date the parkland is conveyed to the City and the issuance of the first Above-Grade Building Permit for the development.
3. Should the parkland dedication requirement not be satisfied through an acceptable off-site parkland dedication, the Owner is required to satisfy the parkland dedication requirement through cash-in-lieu, with payment to be made prior to the issuance of the first above-ground building permit for the land to be developed.
NY16.1 - 6125 Yonge Street - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications - Decision Report - Approval
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Ward:
- 18 - Willowdale
Public Notice Given
Statutory - Planning Act, RSO 1990
Community Council Recommendations
North York Community Council recommends that:
1. City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands at 6125 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (July 29, 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 6125 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 tto the report (July 29, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.
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 direct that before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, the applicant be required to:
a. Withdraw its appeal of the Yonge Street North Secondary Plan (OPA 615) (By-law 1016-2022) to the Ontario Land Tribunal within Ontario Land Tribunal Case OLT-22-004346;
b. Submit a revised Pedestrian Level Wind Study for review and acceptance to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review;
c. Submit a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report for review and acceptance to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and
d. Submit a revised Traffic Impact Assessment for review and acceptance to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services.
5. City Council request the Owner to work with the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to identify a suitable off-site parkland dedication to be conveyed to the City to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation with the following conditions:
a. If the Owner acquires and conveys an off-site parkland dedication satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, 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; and
b. The development charge credit, described above, 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.
Decision Advice and Other Information
The North York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on August 20, 2024, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.
Origin
Summary
This application proposes to develop a 16-storey mixed use building at 6125 Yonge Street. The building would contain 437 residential units and a gross floor area of 30,420.6 square metres, including 1,837.5 square metres of non-residential gross floor area. The proposed Floor Space Index ("FSI") is 8.5.
The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020).
This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law. The proposed building represents an appropriate level of intensification on the site and begins to implement the vision of the Council-adopted Yonge Street North Secondary Plan (OPA 615).
In July 2022, City Council enacted Official Plan Amendment 615, the Yonge Street North Secondary Plan ("OPA 615"). Eighteen appeals of Official Plan Amendment 615 were made to the Ontario Land Tribunal ("OLT"). After a series of Ontario Land Tribunal Case Management Conferences, a six-week hearing is scheduled to commence on October 16, 2024.
Although the hearing into this matter does not start until October, procedural deadlines are approaching quickly. City Planning recommend City Council advance a decision on the application in an effort to resolve outstanding matters in advance of these deadlines.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-247966.pdf
Notice of Public Meeting
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-247967.pdf
Motions
That North York Community Council recommends that:
1. City Council request the Owner to work with the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to identify a suitable off-site parkland dedication to be conveyed to the City to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation with the following conditions:
a. If the Owner acquires and conveys an off-site parkland dedication satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, 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; and
b. The development charge credit, described above, 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.