Item - 2025.EY22.4

The Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council approve the Rental Housing Demolition Application File No. 23 138686 WET 05 RH in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code and pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to permit the demolition of 6 existing rental dwelling units located at 1806 and 1812 Weston Road, subject to the following conditions:

a. The owner shall provide and maintain 6 replacement rental dwelling units on the subject site for a period of at least 20 years beginning from the date that each replacement rental dwelling unit is first occupied and, during which time, no application may be submitted to the City for condominium registration, or for any other conversion to a non-rental housing purpose, or for demolition without providing for replacement. The replacement rental dwelling units shall collectively have a total gross floor area of at least 479 square metres and be comprised of 2 one-bedroom units, 2 two-bedroom units, and 2 three-bedroom units, as generally illustrated in the plans submitted to the City Planning dated March 25, 2025. Any revision to these plans shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. The owner shall, as part of the 6 replacement rental dwelling units required in Recommendation 1.a above, provide at least 2 one-bedroom, 2 two-bedroom, and 2 three-bedroom units, at affordable rents as currently defined in the City's Official Plan, all for a period of at least 10 years beginning from the date of first occupancy of each unit;

c. The owner shall provide tenants of all 6 replacement rental dwelling units with access to, and use of, all indoor and outdoor amenities in the proposed development at no extra charge. Access to, and use of, these amenities shall be on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the development without the need to pre-book or pay a fee, unless specifically required as a customary practice for private bookings;

d. The owner shall provide ensuite laundry and central air conditioning in each replacement rental dwelling unit at no extra charge;

e. The owner shall provide central air conditioning in each replacement rental dwelling unit within the proposed building at no extra charge;

f. The owner shall provide tenants of all replacement rental dwelling units with access to bicycle and visitor parking on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the proposed development;

g. The replacement rental dwelling units required in Recommendation 1.a. above shall be made ready and available for occupancy no later than the date by which 70% of the new dwelling units in the proposed development, exclusive of the replacement rental dwelling units, are made available and ready for occupancy, subject to any revisions to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

h. The owner shall enter into and register on title to the lands at 1798, 1800, 1802, 1804, 1806, 1808, and 1812 Weston Road an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to secure the conditions outlined in Recommendations 1.a. through 1.g. above, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, or their designate, to issue Preliminary Approval of the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code for the demolition of the 6 existing rental dwelling units located at 1806 and 1812 Weston Road after all the following have occurred:

a. All conditions in Recommendation 1 above have been fully satisfied and secured;

b. The related Zoning By-law Amendment to permit the proposed development (23 115006 WET 05 OZ) has come into full force and effect;

c. The issuance of the Notice of Approval Conditions for site plan approval for the related Site Plan Approval Application (23 115001 WET 05 SA), by the Executive Director, Development Review or their designate, pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, or as otherwise determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

d. The issuance of excavation and shoring permits (conditional or full permit) for the approved development on the site; and

e. The owner has confirmed, in writing, that all existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished are vacant.

3. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, or their designate, has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Recommendation 2 above.

4. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a Residential Demolition Permit under Section 33 of the Planning Act and Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code 1806 and 1812 Weston Road after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, or their designate, has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Recommendation 2 above, which may be included in the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 pursuant to section 6.2 of Chapter 363, on condition that:

a. The owner removes all debris and rubble from the site immediately after demolition;

b. The owner erects solid construction hoarding to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building;

c. The owner erects the proposed building containing the replacement rental dwelling units on the site no later than three (3) years from the date that the demolition of the existing buildings commenced, subject to the timeframe being extended to the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

d. Should the owner fail to complete the proposed building within the time specified in Recommendation 4.c. above, the City Clerk shall be entitled to enter on the collector’s roll, to be collected in a like manner as municipal taxes, an amount equal to the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) per dwelling unit for which a demolition permit is issued, and that each sum shall, until payment, be a lien or charge upon the land for which the Residential Demolition Permit is issued.

5. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take such actions as are necessary to implement City Council's decision, including execution of the Section 111 Agreement and any other related agreements. 

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

This report reviews and recommends approval of a Rental Housing Demolition application which proposes to demolish 6 rental dwelling units located at 1806 and 1812 Weston Road.

The 6 rental units are proposed to be replaced by 6 new rental units as part of a new development on the site.

The proposed development on the site, located at 1798, 1800, 1802, 1804, 1806, 1808, and 1812 Weston Road, is the subject of a related Zoning By-law Amendment application (23 115006 WET 05 OZ). The proposed development would consist of a 40-storey mixed-use building with a six-storey base building, containing 490 residential units and 327 square metres of non-residential uses on the ground floor. An approval report for the Zoning By-law Amendment application has been advanced concurrently with this Rental Housing Demolition application approval report.

This report also recommends approval of the Residential Demolition Permit under Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code, subject to conditions.