Item - 2024.TE18.5

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 45 St. Clair Avenue West substantially in accordance with the Draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (November 15, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 45 St. Clair Avenue West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 6 to the report (November 15, 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 and Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required.

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

a. submit a revised Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report (“Engineering Reports”) to demonstrate that the existing sanitary sewer system and watermain, and any required improvements to them, have adequate capacity and supply to accommodate the development of the lands to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

b. if the accepted and satisfactory Engineering Reports, from Recommendation 4.a. above, require any new municipal infrastructure or upgrades to existing municipal infrastructure to support the development, then either:

i. the owner or applicant has secured the design, construction and provision of financial securities for any new municipal infrastructure, or any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Engineering Reports, to support the development, in a financial secured agreement, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; or

ii. the required new municipal infrastructure or upgrades to existing municipal infrastructure to support the development in the accepted Engineering Reports in Recommendation 4.a. above are constructed and operational, all to the satisfaction to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and

c. all necessary approvals or permits arising from Recommendation 4.b.i. or 4.b.ii. above are obtained, where required all to the satisfaction to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

5. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Director, Urban Design, City Planning, to report back on the feasibility of conducting an area-based microclimate study for the Yonge-St. Clair planning area that examines the impacts of existing, approved and proposed future developments on local microclimate conditions such as wind, heat and pollution, and ways to improve these conditions.

6. City Council request the Director, Community Planning, Development Review to continue to work with the applicant at the site plan stage on the mitigation of potential wind issues, including but not limited to the creation of a building canopy, in consultation with area residents.

7. City Council request the Director, Community Planning, Development Review and the applicant to meet with the Calvin Presbyterian Church to discuss the Shadow Impact on the Church resulting from the proposal.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on December 4, 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 a 161.5-metre (51-storeys excluding mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building. The proposed building contains 461 residential units, with a total gross floor area of 43,250 square metres and a minimum of 1,800 square metres of gross floor area for non-residential uses.