Item - 2025.TE19.11

The Director, Community Planning Toronto and East York District recommends that:

1. City Council refuse the application for the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment (Application No. 24 226502 STE 13 OZ) for the lands municipally known as 506-516 Church Street for the reasons identified in this Report.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, together with appropriate City Staff, to appear before the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of City Council’s decision to refuse the application, in the event that the decision is appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and other appropriate 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 an appeal of Council's decision is allowed by the Ontario Land Tribunal, in whole or in part.

This report recommends refusal of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a 48-storey (151.8-metre, excluding a 7.5-metre mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building. The proposal contains 390 square metres of ground floor non-residential space, 611 square metres of community space, and 574 residential units.

The proposed built form and massing does not conform with the Church Street Village Character Area policies of Site and Area Specific Policy 382 in the Official Plan.

The site contains a property designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act located at 508 and 510 Church Street and proposes the partial retention of the 2.5- storey semi-detached heritage building.

The Development Review Division confirms that there are no financial implications resulting from the recommendations included in this Report in the current budget year or in future years.