Item - 2024.TE15.3

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 1113 Dundas Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (June 21, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 1113-1125 Dundas Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 6 to the report (June 21, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

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

4. City Council authorize that 30 percent of the total number of units in the project are to be affordable, for a minimum period of 99 years; the current design includes for 28 affordable units of a total 94 dwelling units; and the ratio of unit types by number of bedrooms is to be to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat.

5. City Council authorize the affordable rental units, as described in the Table below, to be eligible for waivers of fees for planning application, building permit, parkland dedication and development charges, unless already paid or exempted by provincial legislation:

6. City Council authorize an exemption from taxation for municipal and school purposes under the terms of the Open Door Affordable Rental Housing Program for the affordable rental units within the development, and for the time period described in the Table in Recommendation 5 above.

7. City Council authorize the Controller to cancel or refund any taxes paid after the effective date of the exemption from taxation for municipal and school purposes as set out in the applicable Municipal Housing Facility Agreement (the City's Contribution Agreement).

8. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to negotiate and execute, on behalf of the City, a Municipal Housing Facility Agreement (the City's Contribution Agreement), with the appropriate legal entities for the development listed in the Table in Recommendation 5 above, or related entities, to secure the financial assistance and to set out the terms of the development and operation of the new affordable rental housing, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

9. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, on behalf of the City, to execute any security or financing documents, or any other documents required to facilitate the development, including any documents required by the proponents of the development described in the Table in Recommendation 5 above, or their related corporations, to complete pre-development activities, construction and secure conventional financing, where required, including any postponement, confirmation of status, discharge or consent documents where and when required during the term of the Municipal Housing Facility Agreement, as required by normal business practices, and provided that such documents do not give rise to financial obligations on the part of the City that have not been previously approved by City Council.

10. City Council authorize the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to explore the feasibility and design options of increasing the amount of larger bedroom units that are informed by both the Affordable Housing Design Guidelines and the Growing Up Guidelines for affordable rental units and market units.

11. City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, to look at opportunities to enhance accessibility and include more universal design features in affordable and market rental units.

12. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to review and report back on the feasibility of amending Schedule B of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to exclude this development from Permit Parking.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on July 10, 2024 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This City-initiated application proposes to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a 10-storey (35.5 metres in height inclusive of the mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building with 94 dwelling units and approximately 194 square metres of non-residential space and a one-storey (4.5 metres in height) rear ancillary building on the City-owned site located at 1113-1125 Dundas Street West. A minimum of 30% of the units are required to be affordable rental units, which means 28 affordable rental units will be provided through this development.

The 10-storey building would be the first mass-timber building on a City-owned site, part of the Mass Timber Pilot Project that was adopted by Council in May 2022. This site is one of the five 'housing ready' sites identified in the "Generational Transformation of Toronto's Housing System to Urgently Build More Affordable Homes" report adopted by Council in November 2023.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020).

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law. The proposed mixed-use building is an appropriate scale that fits with the existing and planned context of the surrounding area, provides additional market and affordable rental housing, and serves as a leading example of achieving environmental sustainability through the use of geothermal energy and mass timber construction.