Item - 2025.TE23.5

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands municipally known 5, 5A, 5B and 9 Leslie Street substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 4 to the report (May 20, 2025) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands municipally known as 5, 5A, 5B and 9 Leslie Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (May 20, 2025) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment and/or draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on June 5, 2025 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This report reviews and recommends approval of a City-Initiated Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment to apply appropriate land use and zoning permissions to City-owned lands municipally known as 5, 5A, 5B and 9 Leslie Street. The lands are located to the south of the Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant, including the newly constructed Ashbridges Bay Land Form. The lands will accommodate new utility and transportation infrastructure, and establish new natural areas.

The Landform Project is being constructed to provide erosion and sediment control in Ashbridges Bay and create new land for the construction of a future High Rate Treatment Facility for stormwater alongside new natural areas as a joint project between the City of Toronto and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. An area of 2.5 hectares for the expansion Tommy Thompson Park and 1.25 hectares of land will be publicly accessible shoreline.

This proposal is consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement (2024) and conforms to the City's Official Plan, including the Central Waterfront Secondary Plan. The proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment will allow for the future construction of important City infrastructure to improve water quality and support growth. The proposal is required to permit the future utility and transportation infrastructure on the lands and will preserve the new parkland and public access shoreline as natural areas.