Item - 2025.EY22.3

The Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands municipally known as 1798-1812 Weston Road substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (April 10, 2025) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District, with the following amendments:

a. Amend 10. Holding Symbol Provisions, (C) by removing:  

(v)  the owner or applicant, at their sole cost and expense submits all applicable drawings illustrating a 7.5 m easement westerly from centreline of the 1,200 mm combined trunk sewer along the eastern 11 City of Toronto By-law [Clerks to insert By-law number] property boundary and a 3.0 m easement southerly from the centerline of the 250 mm sanitary sewer along the northern property boundary, free and clear of all encumbrances to the satisfaction of Executive Director, Development Review and General Manager, Toronto Water, or an alternative easement to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Toronto Water;

and inserting:

(v) the owner or applicant, at their sole cost and expense submits all applicable drawings illustrating an easement with a width sufficient to allow the City to lay down, construct, renew, repair, inspect, replace and maintain the 1,200 mm combined trunk sewer east of the eastern property boundary and the 250 mm sanitary sewer north of the northern property boundary, free and clear of all encumbrances to the satisfaction of Executive Director, Development Review and General Manager, Toronto Water, and pays all costs associated with the City retaining a third-party peer reviewer for review of the proposed easement, to the satisfaction of General Manager of Toronto Water;

b. add the following clause:

7. (X) The number of bicycle parking spaces required by regulation 230.5.10.1(5) may be reduced, subject to the following:

(A) the number of "short-term" bicycle parking spaces reduced is not more than half the amount required by regulations 230.5.10.1(5)(A) or (B), rounded down to the nearest whole number; and

(B) the number of "long-term" bicycle parking spaces reduced is not more than half the amount required by regulations 230.5.10.1(5)(A) or (B), rounded down to the nearest whole number;

(C) for each bicycle parking space required by regulation 230.5.10.1(5) to be reduced, the owner or occupant must provide a payment-in-lieu to the City of Toronto; and

(D) the owner or occupant must enter into an agreement with the City of Toronto pursuant to Section 40 of the Planning Act.

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 for enactment, City Council has approved the Rental Housing Demolition Application (23 138686 WET 05 RH) under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to permit the demolition of six existing rental dwelling units. 

4. City Council rescind the delegated approval and signing authority from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and their designate and delegate the approval and signing authority to the Executive Director, Development Review for agreements related to payments-in-lieu of bicycle parking under Article 900.8.10 Exception Number [x221] 7.(X) of Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

5. City Council direct the Executive Director, Development Review to use $538 per short-term bicycle parking space reduced, adjusted for inflation, as the basis upon which payments under Article 900.8.10 Exception Number [x221] 7.(X) of Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, be calculated.

6. City Council direct the Executive Director, Development Review to use $1076 per long-term bicycle parking space reduced, adjusted for inflation, as the basis upon which payments under Article 900.8.10 Exception Number [x221] 7.(X) of Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, be calculated.

The Etobicoke York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on April 30, 2025 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This report recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a 40-storey mixed-use building consisting of a six-storey base building. The proposed building would contain 490 residential units and approximately 327 square metres of non-residential gross floor area.

A hold (H symbol) is recommended to be applied to the entirety of the lot, in the draft Site Specific Zoning By-law, to address outstanding requirements related to the functional servicing of the lot. Separately, an H symbol will be placed in the area near the existing Toronto Water infrastructure, including a sanitary sewer along Weston Road, a combined trunk sewer along the private laneway leading to a combined sewer overflow weir structure, to ensure the new development provides the appropriate clearance for access and maintenance.

A related Rental Housing Demolition application (23 138686 WET 05 RH) has also been submitted as the proposed development includes the demolition and replacement of six rental units.