Item - 2025.SC20.1

The Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands municipally known as 2759 and 2761 to 2763 Kingston Road and 52 St Quentin Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (December 17, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands municipally known as 2759 and 2761 to 2763 Kingston Road and 52 St Quentin Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 6 to the report (December 17, 2024) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District, as amended by the following:

a. Amend Site Specific Provision (N) of Clause 7, to read as follows:

“(N) The provision of dwelling units is subject to the following:

(i) a minimum of 25 percent of the total number of dwelling units, rounded down to the nearest whole number, must have 2 or more bedrooms;

(ii) a minimum of 15 percent of the total number of dwelling units, rounded down to the nearest whole number, must have 3 or more bedrooms; and

(iii) any dwelling units with 3 or more bedrooms provided to satisfy (ii) above are not included in the provision required by (i) above.”

3. 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.

4. City Council require the owner to provide and implement an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning for Eligible Tenants of the existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished, addressing financial compensation and other assistance to lessen hardship, including the provision of rent gap payments.

5. City Council require the owner to enter into an agreement or legal undertaking with the City to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, securing the implementation of the Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan required by Recommendation 4 above, prior to the issuance of the Notice of Approval Conditions for Site Plan Approval by the Executive Director, Development Review or their designate, pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006.

The Scarborough Community Council commenced a statutory public meeting on January 14, 2025 that continued on February 20, 2025, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This Report recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law for the site municipally known as 2759 and 276 to 2763 Kingston Road and 52 St Quentin Avenue to permit the development of a 10-storey (36.83 metres including the mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building containing 95 residential units with retail on the ground floor. The development is proposed to contain 6,408 square metres of residential gross floor area and 433 square metres of retail gross floor area with two levels of underground parking with access from a private driveway off of St Quentin Avenue.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement (2024). The proposed development also conforms to the City's Official Plan. It will provide housing options in a mid-rise form, intensifying an underutilized site along Kingston Road consistent with the existing and planned context.