Item - 2024.TE16.1

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 675 King Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 6 to the revised report (September 18, 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, including the Foundation Drainage Summary Form and Servicing Report Groundwater Summary (“Engineering Reports”), and supporting plans, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water; and

b. enter into a financially secured agreement with the City to secure the construction of any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Engineering Reports to support the development, if any, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water.

4. 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 the development located 675 King Street West from Permit Parking.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on September 25, 2024 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

The application proposes to amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 to permit a 21-storey mixed-use building with a height of approximately 72 metres (75.25 metres to the top of the mechanical penthouse) for the property at 675 King Street West. The application proposes a total gross floor area of approximately 12,906 square metres, which includes approximately 2,480 square metres of non-residential space with 141 square metres of at-grade retail and 2,339 square metres of office uses. A total of 166 residential units are proposed.

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). The proposed development also conforms to the City's Official Plan and the Garrison Common North Secondary Plan.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law. The proposed mixed-use building is of an appropriate scale that fits with the existing and planned context of the surrounding area and assists in the creation of complete communities by providing mixed-use intensification around a future transit station.