Item - 2024.NY19.11

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council adopt Official Plan Amendment 777 substantially in accordance with Attachment 2 to the report (November 18, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District, as amended by:

a. replacing Schedule 1 – OPA 777 – Amendments to Official Plan Map 16 with the revised Schedule 1 attached as Attachment 1 to motion 2a by Councillor Shelley Carroll;
 

b. replacing Schedule 2 – OPA 777 – Amendments to Official Plan Map 19 with the revised Schedule 2 attached as Attachment 2 to motion 2a by Councillor Shelley Carroll;
 

c. inserting a new part 6, with subsequent parts renumbered accordingly, within OPA 777 that reads as follows:
 

“Map 19, Land Use Plan, is amended by re-designating certain lands along the west side of Ethennonnhawahstihnen' Lane from Parks and Open Space to Mixed Use Areas as shown on revised Schedule 2.”

d. deleting Policy 5.10.3 within OPA 777 and replacing it with the text below so that it reads as follows:
 

“All mid-block connections will have generous dimensions, generally exceeding 5 metres in width. Where a mid-block connection is internal to a building, it should also be generous in height.  Outdoor mid-block connections will accommodate a pathway and landscaping, and should include tree planting.";

e. inserting a new policy 5.10.4 within OPA 777 to read as follows, with subsequent policies renumbered accordingly:
 

“5.10.4: Development adjacent to an existing or approved mid-block connection will contribute additional width to enhance and support the functionality of the mid-block connection.”; and

f. amending Map 51-6 Street Network Map to remove the new street designation between Elkhorn Drive and Arrowstock Road.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Official Plan Amendment 777, as amended by North York Community Council, as may be required.

3. City Council endorse the "Renew Sheppard East Transportation Planning Study Final Report", provided as Attachment 5 to the report (November 18, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District, the "Community Services and Facilities Strategy", as described in Attachment 6 to the report (November 18, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District, and the "Servicing Capacity Assessment", as described in Attachment 7 to the report (November 18, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District, to use in the review of development applications in the Plan Area.

4. City Council direct the Chief Planner, and Executive Director City Planning, and the Executive Director, Development Review, to work with Toronto Transit Commission, private developers, and / or other public authorities to explore the integration of a potential subway entrance at the southwest corner of Bayview Avenue and Sheppard Avenue East as part of the development application process. 

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council adopt Official Plan Amendment 777 substantially in accordance with Attachment 2 to the report (November 18, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District, as amended by:

a. replacing Schedule 1 – OPA 777 – Amendments to Official Plan Map 16 with the revised Schedule 1 attached as Attachment 1 to motion 2a by Councillor Shelley Carroll;
 

b. replacing Schedule 2 – OPA 777 – Amendments to Official Plan Map 19 with the revised Schedule 2 attached as Attachment 2 to motion 2a by Councillor Shelley Carroll;
 

c. inserting a new part 6, with subsequent parts renumbered accordingly, within OPA 777 that reads as follows:
 

“Map 19, Land Use Plan, is amended by re-designating certain lands along the west side of Ethennonnhawahstihnen' Lane from Parks and Open Space to Mixed Use Areas as shown on revised Schedule 2.”

d. deleting Policy 5.10.3 within OPA 777 and replacing it with the text below so that it reads as follows:
 

“All mid-block connections will have generous dimensions, generally exceeding 5 metres in width. Where a mid-block connection is internal to a building, it should also be generous in height.  Outdoor mid-block connections will accommodate a pathway and landscaping, and should include tree planting.";

e. inserting a new policy 5.10.4 within OPA 777 to read as follows, with subsequent policies renumbered accordingly:
 

“5.10.4: Development adjacent to an existing or approved mid-block connection will contribute additional width to enhance and support the functionality of the mid-block connection.”; and

f. amending Map 51-6 Street Network Map to remove the new street designation between Elkhorn Drive and Arrowstock Road.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Official Plan Amendment 777, as amended by North York Community Council, as may be required.

3. City Council endorse the "Renew Sheppard East Transportation Planning Study Final Report", provided as Attachment 5 to the report (November 18, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District, the "Community Services and Facilities Strategy", as described in Attachment 6 to the report (November 18, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District, and the "Servicing Capacity Assessment", as described in Attachment 7 to the report (November 18, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District, to use in the review of development applications in the Plan Area.

4. City Council direct the Chief Planner, and Executive Director City Planning, and the Executive Director, Development Review, to work with Toronto Transit Commission, private developers, and / or other public authorities to explore the integration of a potential subway entrance at the southwest corner of Bayview Avenue and Sheppard Avenue East as part of the development application process. 

The North York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on December 3, 2024, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

Dan Tovey, Manager, Community Planning, gave a presentation on Renew Sheppard East Secondary Plan - Final Report.

North York Community Council requested the Director, Community Planning, North York District to:

a. Consult with impacted residents in the southwest corner of Bayview Avenue and Sheppard Avenue East to consider designating the lands consisting of 44-58 Granlea Road and 39-40 Granlea Road as Parks and Open Space on Schedule 1 – Official Plan Amendment 777 – Amendments to Official Plan Map 16 – Land Use Plan.

b. Consult with impacted residents in the southwest corner of Bayview Avenue and Sheppard Avenue East to consider designating 23-37 and 27-42 Granlea Road and 18-38 and 3-49 Irvington Crescent as Retail Required Streets on Schedule 1 – Official Plan Amendment 777 – Amendments to Official Plan Map 16 – Land Use Plan.

c. Report directly to the December 17, 18 and 19, 2024 meeting of City Council with recommended amendments to the Official Plan Amendment 777 as a result of the consultations in parts 1a and 1b above.

This report recommends that City Council adopt the Renew Sheppard East Secondary Plan ("Secondary Plan") and the associated amendments in Official Plan Amendment Number 777 to provide a comprehensive policy framework to guide development for the area generally surrounding north and south of Sheppard Avenue East between the west side of Bayview Avenue to the east side of Leslie Street ("Plan Area").  Refer to Attachment 1 - Secondary Plan Boundary.  

The Secondary Plan establishes a new secondary plan to effectively replace a portion of the 1999 Sheppard East Subway Corridor Secondary Plan to provide for an updated planning framework that supports a mix of land uses and policy directions to establish complete, livable, connected, prosperous, sustainable and resilient transit-supportive communities that transform the Plan Area from an auto-dependent to a pedestrian-oriented environment with an improved and expanded public realm.

Official Plan Amendment 777 identifies a number of structuring elements through the re-designation of certain lands as specified in Official Plan Amendment 777 to support the objectives and policies of the Secondary Plan, and the identification of new public streets to expand and support the transportation network. These improvements are necessary structuring elements of the Plan Area and will facilitate the creation of a complete community and allow for an appropriate level of intensification within the Plan Area.  

Official Plan Amendment 777 also deletes several site and area specific policies in Chapter 7 of the Official Plan that are no longer required, due to more permissive policies in the Secondary Plan, and certain site specific policies are incorporated into the Secondary Plan, where appropriate.

Official Plan Amendment Official Plan Amendment that established a general planning area boundary, undertook research and testing of growth options, and developed a policy framework to inform Official Plan Amendment 777. The Renew Sheppard East Planning Study also included inter-divisional team collaboration, public consultation, and stakeholder engagement which informed the updated policy framework to guide future growth and development in the study area.

Official Plan Amendment 777, including the Secondary Plan, is consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement (2024) and conforms to the Greenbelt Plan (2017). Official Plan Amendment 777, including the Secondary Plan, is consistent with the general intent of the City's Official Plan.