Item - 2024.SC15.3

The Scarborough Community Council:

1. Adjourned the public meeting for SC15.3 until the September 19, 2024 meeting of the Scarborough Community Council and that no further notice be given.

The Scarborough Community Council commenced a statutory public meeting on July 12, 2024, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit the construction of a 9-storey mixed use building located at 565 Kennedy Road. The application proposes a total gross floor area of 8,430 square metres and will contain 113 residential dwelling units, 220 square metres of ground-level retail, 32 vehicular parking spaces and 114 bicycle parking spaces.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement and conforms with the Growth Plan. The proposal amends the Neighbourhoods designation of the Official Plan to Mixed Use Areas to provide for intensification and reurbanization of an underutilized site on a surface transit route in a compact built form that is contextually appropriate.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law and include a Holding (H) provision which will ensure that outstanding engineering issues are resolved to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services prior to permitting development on the subject lands.