Item - 2025.TE21.6

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands municipally known as 707 Dundas Street West and 327 Bathurst Street substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 3 to the report (March 18, 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 Official Plan Amendment as may be required.

3. City Council endorse the revised Redevelopment and Revitalization Principles for the Scadding Court Community Centre and Sanderson Public Library, located at 707 Dundas Street West and 327 Bathurst Street, as contained in Attachment 5 to the report (March 18, 2025) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

4. City Council direct the Executive Director, Development Review to consider the revised Redevelopment and Revitalization Principles during the review of the future draft Zoning By-law Amendment, Site Plan Control and any other development application(s) submitted to the City for 707 Dundas Street West and 327 Bathurst Street.

5. City Council request the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Toronto Public Library Board to work with CreateTO to identify funding through the 2026 Budget process to advance the City-initiated redevelopment of 707 Dundas Street West and 327 Bathurst Street.

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 City-initiated application to amend the Official Plan to re-designate the lands at 707 Dundas Street West (Scadding Court Community Centre) and 327 Bathurst Street (Sanderson Library) from Parks to Mixed Use Areas, and amend the relevant maps of the Official Plan and Downtown Plan to reflect this land use change.

The re-designation and associated amendments will enable the redevelopment of an important City asset and the optimization of City land to accommodate multiple City services and priorities. The recommended amendments will help facilitate the revitalization of Scadding Court Community Centre, Sanderson Library, and the City pool and co-location of additional non-residential and residential uses (including affordable housing) without any impacts to parkland in Alexandra Park.