Item - 2024.NY18.12

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 230 and 240 The Donway West substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the revised report (October 22, 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 230 and 240 The Donway West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 7 to the revised report (October 22, 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 approve that in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act, prior to the first above grade building permit, the Owner shall convey to the City, an on-site parkland dedication, having a minimum size of 513.4 square metres, if applicable, 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 set out in Recommendation 4 above, 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, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor.

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, if applicable. 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. City Council authorize that the remaining 482 square metres of the parkland dedication requirement, pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, shall be satisfied through a cash-in-lieu of parkland payment, if applicable, which shall be made prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit on site.

8. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services report to the North York Community Council to review and report back on the feasibility of excluding the development located at 230 and 240 The Donway West from Permit Parking should it be implemented on an area or street-based basis in the future.

This Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application proposes a 6-storey apartment building with a place of worship on the ground floor at 230 and 240 The Donway West. The existing place of worship buildings on the site will be demolished.

The proposed building would have a height of 21 metres (plus a 5.5 metres mechanical penthouse) and consist of 308 residential units and a 734 square metre place of worship. In addition, the applicant is proposing to convey a 6 metre wide strip of land (513 square metres) on the south side of the site to the City as a public parkland dedication to expand Duncairn Park Trail.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and the Provincial Planning Statement (2024), and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020). The proposed development is also consistent with the general intent of the City's Official Plan, including the Central Don Mills Secondary Plan.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law. The recommended Zoning By-law Amendment includes a Holding (H) provision on the subject site to ensure that the identified infrastructure matters are addressed. The proposed development is an appropriate scale and level of intensification for the site and increases the City's housing supply.