Item - 2024.PH12.2

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council adopt Official Plan Amendment 720 substantially in accordance with Attachment 1 to the report (April 24, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. City Council amend the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 415, Development of Land, and Chapter 169, City Officials, substantially in accordance with Attachment 4 to the report (April 24, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3. City Council delegate by-law making authority to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and their designate for the purposes of minor by-law amendments described in Attachment 4 to the report (April 24, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Official Plan Amendment as may be required.

5. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to continue to update application requirements and related Terms of Reference on a regular basis to ensure requirements are clearly defined and applied to each application type, as appropriate.

6. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to develop and post to the City’s Development Guide standard Planning Application Checklists for each application type, identifying both minimum and additional application requirements that may be required, and report back to Planning and Housing Committee with a status update by the fourth quarter of 2024.

The Planning and Housing Committee held a statutory public meeting on May 9, 2024, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This report recommends amendments to Schedule 3 of the City of Toronto Official Plan, related to complete application requirements. The recommended Official Plan Amendment (OPA 720) clarifies and streamlines complete application requirements, enabling submission of complete applications, timely application review, and decision-making and approval.

Amendments to Schedule 3 are organized in the following categories, with further information about individual requirements included in Attachment 2:

• Technical/housekeeping amendments;
• Amendments to reflect changes in legislation or policy; and
• Plan of Condominium requirements.

Official Plan Amendment 720 also updates Section 3.1.6, Heritage Conservation, detailing a new requirement for a Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report. If approved, the Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report requirement will be added to Schedule 3 of the Official Plan.

Additionally, to support continuous improvement of the development review process, this report recommends a Municipal Code amendment to Chapter 415, Development of Land, and Chapter 169, City Officials, to delegate authority for two types of minor zoning by-laws to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as identified in Section 5.1.10 of the Official Plan.