Item - 2025.TE27.24

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands municipally known as 6 Dawes Road substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the revised report (November 19, 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. Prior to the enactment of Bills, City Council require the Owner to enter into an agreement pursuant to section 37.1 of the Planning Act and the repealed and transitioned subsections 37(1) and (3) of the Planning Act to secure an additional three (3) affordable rental units at the City's current definition of affordable rent beyond the six (6) affordable rental units required by the zoning by-law no. 1176-2022(OLT), subject to the following conditions:

a. City Council require the owner of the lands at 6 Dawes Road, at their sole cost and expense, to enter into, and register on title, an Amending Section 37 Agreement that amends the Section 37 Agreement registered on title to the lands, registered as Instrument Number AT6294660, to secure three (3) new affordable rental units in addition to the previously secured items to implement the requirements of the recommended Zoning Bylaw Amendment, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review and the City Solicitor as follows:

1. a minimum of three (3) Affordable Rental Housing Units shall be designed, constructed, finished, maintained and provided by the owner of 6 Dawes Road on the lands known in 2025 as 6 Dawes Road;

2.  the average unit size of the Affordable Rental Housing Units must be no less than the average unit size of all the market units, by unit type, in each phase of the proposed development;

3. the minimum unit size of the Affordable Rental Housing Units must be no less than the minimum unit sizes of all market units, by unit type, in each phase of the proposed development;

4. the general configuration, location and layout of the Affordable Rental Housing Units in the development must be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

5. The unit mix of the Affordable Rental Housing Units shall be consistent with the overall unit mix in the development to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

6. tenants of the Affordable Rental Housing Units must be provided with access to, and use of all indoor and outdoor amenities in the development on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the building without the need to pre-book or pay a fee, unless specifically required as a customary practice for private bookings;

7. all Affordable Rental Housing Units will be provided with ensuite laundry facilities and central air conditioning at no extra charge;

8. tenants of the Affordable Rental Housing Units will be provided with access to long-term and short-term bicycle parking and visitor bicycle parking in accordance with the Zoning By-law, and on the same basis as other units within the development;

9. the initial rent (inclusive of utilities) charged to first tenants and upon turnover of the Affordable Rental Housing Units must not exceed Affordable Rent as defined in the Official Plan for a minimum 99-year period, beginning with the date each such unit is first occupied (the "Affordability Period"). During the Affordability Period, increases to initial rents charged to tenants occupying any of the Affordable Rental Housing Units must be in accordance with the Residential Tenancies Act and must not exceed the Provincial rent guideline, regardless of whether the Provincial rent guideline applies to the Affordable Rental Housing Units under the Residential Tenancies Act;

10. the Owner must provide and maintain the Affordable Rental Housing Units as rental dwelling units at the rents identified in Recommendation 3.a.9 above for the duration of the Affordability Period. The Affordable Rental Housing Units must not be registered as a condominium or any other form of ownership, such as life lease or co-ownership, which provide a right to exclusive possession of a dwelling unit, and no application for conversion for non-rental housing purposes, or application to demolish any Affordable Rental Housing Unit will be made for the duration of the Affordability Period; and upon the expiration of the Affordability Period, the owner must continue to provide and maintain the Affordable Rental Housing Units as rental dwelling units, unless and until such time as the owner has applied for and obtained all approvals necessary to do otherwise; and

11. the Owner will use the City's Centralized Affordable Housing Access System to advertise and select tenants for the Affordable Rental Housing Units, provided it is in place, unless otherwise agreed to by the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat; and at least 6 months in advance of any Affordable Rental Housing Unit being made available for rent, the owner must develop and implement an Access Plan which will outline how the Affordable Rental Housing Units will be rented to eligible households in consultation with, and to the satisfaction of, the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat.

4. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to review and report back on the feasibility of amending Schedule B of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to exclude the development located at 6 Dawes Road from Permit Parking.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on November 27, 2025 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law to permit the addition of 22 storeys to the previously approved 17 storey building on the east block of the 6 Dawes Road development. The current application seeks permission for a 39 storey residential building inclusive of a four storey podium. The building would include 452 rental dwelling units, including three net new affordable rental units, with a total gross floor area of 32,343 square metres, including 50 square metres of retail space on the ground floor. There are 69 vehicle parking spaces provided in three levels above grade, and 508 bicycle parking spaces proposed in an underground level.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement (2024), conforms to the City's Official Plan and represents an appropriate use, form and scale of development.

The report reviews and recommends the Zoning By-law Amendment with a Holding provision (H) in the Zoning By-law to address the acceptance of the Rail Safety Report by Metrolinx.

This Supplementary Report provides an update to the report titled 6 Dawes Road - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Decision Report - Approval, dated November 19, 2025 from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York (Item TE27.24). The update is to provide further information regarding the completion of Metrolinx's review of submitted Rail Safety information.