Item - 2025.TE21.14

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 54-70 Brownlow Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 6 to the report (March 17, 2025) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

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

3. City Council request that the owner make reasonable commercial efforts to convey off-site parkland to the City equal to the value of the on-site parkland dedication, in fulfilment of the parkland dedication requirements pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, with the off-site parkland dedication to be acceptable to the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, and free and clear of any above or below grade encumbrances, with the exception of any encumbrances as may be otherwise approved by the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to be conveyed prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit and:

a. in the event that the off-site parkland dedication is less than the value of the on-site parkland dedication, then the owner will pay cash-in-lieu of parkland to make up for the shortfall in parkland dedication, prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit;

b. in the event that the owner is unable to provide an acceptable off-site parkland dedication to the City, the owner will be required to satisfy the parkland dedication requirement through the payment of cash-in-lieu; and

c. the value of the cash-in-lieu of parkland dedication will be appraised through Real Estate Services and payment will be required prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit.

4. City Council approve a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks and Recreation; the development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the owner of designing and constructing the Above Base Park Improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, and the Parks and Recreation component of development charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on April 3, 2025 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This report recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a 201.9-metre residential building (59 storeys including mechanical penthouse). This proposal also secures a publicly accessible landscaped area that will form a portion of a future mid-block connection through to Redpath Avenue at the southern end of the site.

A related Rental Housing Demolition application has also been submitted as the proposal includes the demolition of nine residential dwelling units, two of which (at 54 and 70 Brownlow Avenue) are rental. The Rental Housing Demolition application is delegated to the Chief Planner or their designate, as less than six rental units are proposed to be demolished.