Item - 2025.NY23.10

City Council on May 21 and 22, 2025, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands municipally known as 123 and 123A Parkway Forest Drive substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (April 10, 2025) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands municipally known as 123 and 123A Parkway Forest Drive substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 6 to the report (April 10, 2025) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District, as amended by Part 3 below.

3. City Council amend the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 6 to the report (April 10, 2025) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District to:

a. revise Section (BB)(i) to read as follows:
 

“a minimum of 0.107 residential occupant parking spaces for each dwelling unit, and not exceeding the permitted maximum in Table 200.5.10.1 for dwelling units in an apartment building in all other areas of the City; and”

b. revise Section (BB)(ii) to read as follows:
 

“the greater of 0.052 residential visitor parking spaces for each dwelling unit or 20 residential visitor parking spaces;”

4. City Council determine that, pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, no further notice is required in respect to Part 3 above.

5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment and draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

6. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner to enter into an amended and restated agreement pursuant to the repealed and transitioned subsection 37(1) of the Planning Act to secure the following:

a. the community benefits recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement are as follows:

1. the owner shall provide and maintain at least six (6) new Affordable Rental Housing Units in the new development on the lands in accordance with the following:

a. the affordable units will include one (1) studio unit with an average size of at least 35 square metres, three (3) one-bedroom units with an average size of at least 50 square metres, one (1) two-bedroom unit with an average size of at least 64 square metres, and one (1) three-bedroom unit with an average size of at least 81 square metres;

b. the general configuration, location, and layout of the Affordable Rental Housing Units in the development shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

c. tenants of the Affordable Rental Housing Units shall be provided with access to, and use of all indoor and outdoor amenities in the 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 building without the need to pre-book or pay a fee, unless specifically required as a customary practice for private bookings;

d. all Affordable Rental Housing Units will be provided with ensuite laundry facilities and central air conditioning at no extra charge;

e. tenants of the Affordable Rental Housing Units will be provided with access to permanent and visitor bicycle parking / bicycle lockers in accordance with the Zoning By-law and on the same basis as other units within the development;

f. the initial rent (inclusive of utilities) charged to first tenants and upon turnover of the Affordable Rental Housing Units shall not exceed Affordable Rent as defined in the Official Plan for a minimum of 25 years, beginning with the date each such unit is first occupied (the 'Affordability Period'); during the Affordability Period, increases to initial rents charged to tenants occupying any of the Affordable Rental Housing Units shall be in accordance with the Residential Tenancies Act and shall not exceed the Provincial rent guideline, regardless of whether the Provincial rent guideline applies to the Affordable Rental Housing Units under the Residential Tenancies Act;

g. the owner shall provide and maintain the Affordable Rental Housing Units as rental dwelling units for the duration of the Affordability Period; the Affordable Rental Housing Units shall not be registered as a condominium or any other form of ownership, such as life lease or co-ownership, which provide a right to exclusive possession of a dwelling unit, and no application for conversion for non-rental housing purposes, or application to demolish any Affordable Rental Housing Unit shall be made for the duration of the Affordability Period; upon the expiration of the Affordability Period, the owner shall continue to provide and maintain the Affordable Rental Housing Units as rental dwelling units, unless and until such time as the owner has applied for and obtained all approvals necessary to do otherwise;

h. the owner will use the City's Centralized Affordable Housing Access System to advertise and select tenants for the Affordable Rental Housing Units, provided it is in place, unless otherwise agreed to by the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat; and at least six (6) months in advance of any Affordable Rental Housing Unit being made available for rent, the owner shall develop and implement an Access Plan which will outline how the Affordable Rental Housing Units will be rented to eligible households in consultation with, and to the satisfaction of, the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat; and

i. the Affordable Rental Housing Units shall be made ready and available for occupancy no later than the date by which seventy percent (70 percent) of the new dwelling units erected in the new development on the lands are available and ready for occupancy; and

b. as a matter of legal convenience, the following matters will be included in the Section 37 Agreement:

1. the owner shall continue to provide and maintain the 193 retained rental dwelling units on the lands at 123 and 123A Parkway Forest Drive as rental housing for a period of at least 20 years commencing from the date that the Zoning By-laws come into force and effect, with no applications for demolition or conversion from residential rental use during such 20-year period, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor;

2. prior to Site Plan Approval for the development, the owner agrees to develop a Construction Mitigation Strategy and Tenant Communication Plan to mitigate the impacts of construction on existing tenants, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

3. details of a Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan pursuant to Policy 3.2.1.12 of the Official Plan, with such terms to be determined through the Rental Housing Demolition application, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor.