Item - 2025.NY25.8

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing in opposition to the proposals in their current form, and to continue discussions with the Applicant to address outstanding issues in advance of the hearing, including but not limited to those outlined in the report (June 12, 2025) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

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, in whole or in part.

3. Should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support the development at 1410 Eglinton Avenue West according to the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, the City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to request that a Holding provision (H) be included in the final form of the site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment, including entering into appropriate agreement(s) with the City for required mitigation, as well as the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure and the provision of financial securities to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

On January 24, 2025, a complete application for Zoning By-law Amendment was submitted at 1410 Eglinton Avenue West (the “subject lands”) to permit a 43-storey building (145.25 metres plus the mechanical penthouse) with 442 dwelling units totalling 29,438.3 square metres of residential gross floor area (GFA) and 184.4 square metres of retail space on the ground floor (the “proposal”).

On May 12, 2025, the Applicant appealed the Zoning By-law Amendment application to the Ontario Land Tribunal (the “OLT”) due to Council not making a decision within the prescribed time frame specified in the Planning Act (the “Appeal”). A Case Management Conference has not yet been scheduled.

This Report recommends that City Council instruct the City Solicitor with the appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing in opposition to the proposal in its current form, and to continue discussions with the Applicant to try to resolve the issues in advance of the hearing.