Item - 2024.TE10.6

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, for the lands at 111 and 141 Davisville Avenue, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the revised report (January 17, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

3. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner to:

a. submit a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report for review and acceptance to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and

 b. enter into a financially secured agreement for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades and road improvements are required to support the development, according to the transportation report accepted by the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Functional Servicing Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

4. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to secure through the Site Plan Control process for the proposed development, pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, the owner's obligation to:

a. continue to provide and maintain the existing 313 rental dwelling units at 141 Davisville Avenue as rental housing for a period of at least 20 years commencing from the date the Zoning By-law Amendment comes into force and effect, with no application for demolition or conversion from residential rental use during the 20-year period, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. undertake improvements to the existing rental building, at its sole expense and at no cost to tenants, at 141 Davisville Avenue, as follows:

i. outdoor dog relief area located on the south side of the property;

ii. outdoor children’s play area located on the south side of the property;

iii. four automatic doors in common areas on ground floor and underground garage;

iv. upgrades to the laundry room, including accessibility improvements, new seating, television, and internet access; and

v. all capital improvement work at the existing rental building that has taken place between April 2022 to January 2024, including:

A. suite improvements including new cabinets, countertops and flooring;

B. common area renovations including hallway coatings, painting, garage door service, common area door and window repairs and electrical upgrades; and

C. energy efficient window and door replacement in units; and

c. access to new at-grade outdoor amenities and ground floor indoor amenities in the proposed new building for tenants of the existing rental apartment building;

5. City Council approve an off-site parkland dedication of 147.9 square metres, satisfying a portion of the owner's required parkland contribution pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, with the location and configuration of the off-site parkland to be to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit for any development on the lands, the owner shall have either conveyed to the City the off-site parkland dedication or provided to the City a Letter of Credit, in the City's standard form and in an amount satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, which will be increased in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, as reported quarterly by Statistics Canada Table 18-10-0135-01 (formerly CANSIM 327-0058), or its successor, two years from the date of issuance of the first above-grade building permit for the proposed development and increased on each succeeding anniversary date by the amount of the Construction Price Index for the previous year, all to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor.

6. City Council approve the acceptance of the off-site parkland dedication referred to in Recommendation 5 above, subject to the owner transferring such parkland to the City free and clear of all easements, encumbrances and encroachments, both above- and below-grade and in an acceptable environmental condition; the owner may propose the exception of encumbrances of tiebacks, where such an encumbrance is deemed acceptable by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the City Solicitor, and such an encumbrance shall be subject to the payment of compensation to the City, in an amount as determined by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management.

7. City Council direct that any remaining parkland dedication requirement shall be satisfied through a cash-in-lieu payment pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act and will be appraised through Corporate Real Estate Management, prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation.

8. Prior to Site Plan Approval for the development, City Council require the owner to develop a Construction Mitigation and Tenant Communication Plan, including an interim parking plan, to mitigate the impacts of construction of the development on tenants of the existing rental building, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the local Councillor.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on January 24, 2024 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 to permit a 109.1-metre (33-storeys excluding mechanical penthouse) residential building at 111 and 141 Davisville Avenue. The proposed building would have a total residential gross floor area of 24,369 square metres. The proposal would maintain the existing 20-storey building with 313 dwelling units at 141 Davisville Avenue. The proposal also includes a new 3-metre mid-block connection and a private landscaped open space.