Item - 2024.NY18.1

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands at 10 Elmwood Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (June 19, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning.

2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 7625 for the lands at 10 Elmwood Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Revised Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (October 7, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning.

3. City Council authorizes 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.

This application proposes to permit the development of a single-storey restaurant with an outdoor patio. The application proposes a gross floor area of 197.86 square metres, a height of 8.61 metres and a Floor Space Index of 0.4. There are no parking or loading spaces proposed. The site currently contains a surface parking lot.

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).  The proposed development also conforms with the Official plan given that it implements the policy goals of Mixed Use Areas in the Official plan.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law.

This Supplementary Report provides an update to the report titled, 10 Elmwood Avenue - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning Amendment Applications - Decision Report - Approval, dated June 19, 2024 from the Director, Community Planning, North York District (Item 17.4).  The report recommended that the proposed restaurant use be permitted subject to certain criteria and did not require any parking spaces.

That report was deferred to the September 24, 2024 Community Council meeting to provide time for staff to revisit the recommended zoning by-law amendment in order to consider adding additional uses  on the site.  The report was subsequently deferred to the October 29, 2024 meeting of North York Community Council.  The original zoning by-law amendment only listed restaurant as a permitted use.  This report summarizes the reconsideration of this position by staff.