Item - 2025.EY24.2

The Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 1276 Islington Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 8 to the report (June 17, 2025) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke 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. City Council request the Executive Director, Development Review, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to secure the following through the Site Plan Control process for the lands, pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006:

a. continue to provide and maintain the existing 202 rental dwelling units at 1276 Islington Avenue as rental housing for a period of at least 20 years commencing from the date the Zoning By-law Amendment comes into force and effect, with no application for demolition or conversion from residential rental use during the 20-year period, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

b. undertake improvements to the existing rental building, at its sole expense and at no cost to the tenants, at 1276 Islington Avenue, as follows:

1. 180 new secure underground vehicular parking spaces for exclusive use of tenants of the existing building at 1276 Islington Avenue,

2. New secure underground bicycle storage including 96 long-term spaces allocated for tenants of the existing building,

3. Garbage consolidation and upgrades resulting in no outdoor storage of waste,

4. Access to indoor and outdoor amenity space of proposed new building.

4. Prior to Site Plan Approval for the proposed development, City Council require the Owner to:

a. develop a Construction Mitigation and Tenant Communication Plan, including a Parking Plan to mitigate the impacts of construction of the development on tenants of the existing rental building, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

b. submit a Parking Plan that provides at least 1 parking space on-site for each tenant of 1276 Islington Avenue who had a parking space at the time of the rezoning application, dated December 23, 2022 and indicates the access to, and location of the parking spaces, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

The Etobicoke York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on July 3, 2025 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This report recommends approval of an application to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a 35-storey (108 metres, excluding the mechanical penthouse) infill residential building to replace the surface parking lot while retaining the existing 12-storey apartment building. The proposed building has 363 dwelling units and includes a residential gross floor area of 25,082 square metres. The portion of the site that is within the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Regulated Area will be zoned Open Space - Natural Zone.