Item - 2024.TE11.7

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the Toronto Metropolitan University campus substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 3 to the report (February 1, 2024) from the Director, Zoning, and Secretary-Treasurer, Committee of Adjustment.

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.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on February 21, 2024 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This report recommends approval of the application to bring the entirety of the Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) campus into Zoning By-law 569-2013 ('the City-wide Zoning By-law') and to extend the existing campus-wide approach to parking requirements to include campus-wide requirements for loading spaces and bicycle parking spaces.

No development is proposed as part of this application.

Due to complex area-specific zoning regulations for post-secondary institutions contained in the Former General Zoning By-laws, these institutions, including TMU, were not included in the new City-wide Zoning By-law. Most of TMU is not included in the City-wide Zoning By-law, and is instead regulated by former City of Toronto Zoning By-law 438-86.

Bringing these lands into the City-wide Zoning By-law will remove barriers, ease administration and will ensure consistent and equitable application of important city-building initiatives such as the removal of parking minimums. The City-wide Zoning By-law is available online, conforms with the City's Official Plan, and is actively consolidated.