Item - 2025.EY20.1

The Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, and appropriate City staff, to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application appeal for the lands at 464 Royal York Road, and to continue discussions with the applicant to resolve outstanding issues.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision including requesting any conditions of approval that would be in the City's interest, in the event the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeal is allowed, in whole or in part.

On February 9, 2024, the applicant submitted an application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a 12-storey purpose-built rental residential building with 112 dwelling units totaling 11,267 square metres of residential gross floor area. A total of 61 parking spaces are proposed. A publicly accessible area is proposed at the south end of the site, which would include a new pedestrian walkway connection to the north-south public laneway and Royal York Road.  

On November 28, 2024, the applicant appealed the application to the Ontario Land Tribunal ("OLT") citing City Council’s failure to make a decision on the application within the 120-day time frame in the Planning Act. 

This report recommends that the City Solicitor, with the appropriate City staff, attend the OLT hearing to oppose the application in its current form and to continue discussions with the applicant to resolve outstanding issues.