Item - 2025.PH24.1

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands municipally known as 85 Hanna Avenue and 109 Atlantic Avenue, substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 4 to the report (September 11, 2025) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment as may be required.

The Planning and Housing Committee held a statutory public meeting on September 25, 2025 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This report recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan with a Site and Area Specific Policy. The amendment to the Official Plan would remove the subject site from Employment Areas, changing the designation from General Employment Areas to Mixed Use Areas on the southeast corner of King Street West and Atlantic Avenue, at 85 Hanna Avenue and 109 Atlantic Avenue. The Site and Area Specific Policy will require non-residential gross floor area and affordable rental housing units as part of any future redevelopment of the site. The application does not propose any redevelopment of the site at this time.

The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing is the approval authority for amendments to authorized uses of land within Protected Major Transit Station Areas. If adopted by Council, the Official Plan Amendment would be forwarded to the Minister for approval under sections 17(22) and 17(34) of the Planning Act.