Item - 2026.EY33.6

The Director, Strategic Initiatives, Policy and Analysis, City Planning recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan substantially in accordance with the recommended Official Plan Amendment 923 included as Attachment 1 to this Report.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the recommended Official Plan Amendment 923 as may be required.

3. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to forward Official Plan Amendment 923 to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing for approval under the Planning Act.

4. City Council declare by resolution to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing that Official Plan Amendment 923 conforms with Provincial Plans or does not conflict with them; has regard to the matters of Provincial Interest in Section 2 of the Planning Act; and is consistent with policy statements issued under subsection 3(1) of the Planning Act.

This report recommends approval of a City-initiated Official Plan Amendment to delineate the Mount Dennis Protected Major Transit Station Area (PMTSA) as Site and Area Specific Policy 671 (SASP 671) to be contained in Chapter 8 of the Official Plan. SASP 671 would establish the PMTSA policy framework for Mount Dennis Station, including the station area delineation, authorized uses of land, minimum densities for buildings and structures, and a planned minimum population and employment target of 160 residents and jobs combined per hectare.

Mount Dennis Station is a major transit interchange served by TTC Line 5 Eglinton Light Rail Transit, GO Transit Kitchener Line and UP Express near Eglinton Avenue West and Weston Road. The proposed PMTSA implements provincial requirements to delineate major transit station areas and advances the City's Official Plan goal of creating sustainable complete communities which include transit-supportive growth, affordable housing, employment opportunities, and other local amenities.

The recommended Official Plan Amendment is consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement (2024), conforms to the Greenbelt Plan (2017), has regard to matters of provincial interest under Section 2 of the Planning Act and conforms to the Official Plan and the Mount Dennis Secondary Plan. The amendment will be submitted to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing for approval pursuant to Section 26 of the Planning Act. There is no appeal of the Minister's decision on this OPA.

City Planning confirms that there are no financial implications resulting from the recommendations included in this report in the current budget year or in future years.

The Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer has reviewed this report and agrees with the information as presented in the Financial Impact Section.