Item - 2026.EY33.3

The Director, Community Planning Etobicoke York District recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan substantially in accordance with Official Plan Amendment 951 contained in Attachment 5 to the report.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 substantially in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment contained in Attachment 6 to the report.

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

4. City Council adopt the Lake Shore Boulevard West (Etobicoke Creek to Dwight Avenue) Urban Design and Streetscape Guidelines in Attachment 7 to the report and direct staff to use these Guidelines in the evaluation of all current and new development applications.

This report provides final recommendations as a result of the completion of the Lake Shore Boulevard West Study. The study was conducted in a three Phase process over the past two and a half years and has included extensive consultation with city staff, community members, residents, the local Councillor, landowners, businesses, local Business Improvement Areas (BIAs), Humber College, industry professionals, and other stakeholders.

Throughout the study period, changes were made to the applicable planning framework, particularly, Provincial policies and City-wide Official Plan policies, zoning by-laws, and guidelines. The proposed recommendations align with the City-wide Council-adopted policy framework for Avenues and include feedback received through the consultation process of the Study. This has resulted in recommendations that provide a tailored built form and public realm vision along the Lake Shore Boulevard West Avenue through the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments and the Lake Shore Boulevard West Urban Design and Streetscape Guidelines.

This report recommends that City Council adopt the following Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments as well as the Lake Shore Boulevard West Urban Design and Streetscape Guidelines, which provide guidance for future development in the area.

The proposed Official Plan Amendment (951) includes:  

- Re-designation of certain lands abutting the existing Mixed Use Areas lots fronting the Avenue within the Study Area from Neighbourhoods to Mixed Use Areas;

- Deletion of the existing Site and Area Specific Policies (SASP) 21 and 822;

-  Amendments to SASP 23 to add a policy for a Precinct Plan to be provided with the existing requirement for a Block Context Plan (contained in Schedule 3 of the Official Plan) for new development on the lands; and

- Amendments Map 7A and existing policy C9 to establish new Identified Views from the from Lake Shore Boulevard West to Lake Ontario.

The Zoning By-law amendment would apply to lands designated Mixed Use Areas to provide development permissions for mid-rise buildings. The Urban Design and Streetscape Guidelines will illustrate urban design principles and best practices to guide new development, public works and local change as the area grows and evolves over time.

The recommended Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments are consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement (2024) (the "PPS 2024") and conforms to the City's Official Plan.

There are no financial implications resulting from the recommendations included in this report in the current budget year or in future years.